Gee, after reading all the posts, memories come flooding back. I could add ballet lessons to my list - after seeing the Nutcracker at the Paris Opera House when I was 5, but had to wait until we returned Stateside (2nd grade) for lessons.

And those clamp on roller-skates - check, had those too.

Swimming lessons - we lived in Louisiana, so had to learn to swim. But no swim team.

Continued with PE through high school - but was one of the last to be picked for things.

While in Michigan I learned to ski - downhill and cross country, and ice skate.

Moved to Arizona - ditch the skiing and iceskating - I lived in the desert, so took up hiking and backpacking instead.

Should I mention here that I was a military "brat? "

I was doing so well, staying active as a kid. Yeah, I played with dolls too, and embroidered. Then became a couch potato as an adult. Lived in Phoenix where the air is bad about 1/2 the year, but would drive up the mountains to cross country ski a few times each winter. Left Phoenix, and XH, moved to the mountains, FINALLY got a job as a biologist and got PAID to hike.

Moved to New Orleans, where we have lovely bike paths on top of the levees, and was drafted onto the office bike team. Have riden the MS Tour three years running, with one year off for Katrina .